A ChatGPT 'dot' that keeps an eye on things and only pings you when it matters

🧰 Before you start

• A ChatGPT plan that includes dots: Pro, Business Premium or Enterprise (Enterprise admins must switch it on)
• The ChatGPT desktop app, the ChatGPT phone app or ChatGPT in a desktop browser (phone browsers are not supported)
• You must be 18 or over; dots are still rolling out, so it may not appear on every account yet
• A short list of 2-3 things you keep checking (e.g. new listings in an area, a supplier's prices, flight fares)

🪜 Steps (tick as you go)

1. ☐
   1. Create your dot

   Open ChatGPT and choose dots (on the desktop app, a desktop browser or the phone app). Follow the short introduction, give your dot a name and pick how it looks. You can keep the defaults.

2. ☐
   2. Connect only what it needs

   When asked, connect plugins (links to your other apps, such as email or calendar). Only connect the apps this job needs. You can add more later from your dot's profile.

3. ☐
   3. Write your watch list

   For each thing, write: where to look, what counts as 'worth telling me', and how often to check.

4. ☐
   4. Give it the watch-list prompt

   Paste the prompt below. Be clear about the line between 'tell me' and 'stay quiet'.

5. ☐
   5. Choose where it pings you

   Ask it to message you in ChatGPT, or in Slack or Teams if you connected them (open your dot's profile and select Add).

6. ☐
   6. Tune it after a weekOptional extra

   Tell it which alerts were useful and which were noise. It keeps notes and gets better.

💬 Prompts to copy

Please watch these for me and only tell me when it really matters:
1. [What] at [where]. Tell me when: [e.g. a new 3-bedroom condo under MYR 600,000 in Mont Kiara is listed]. Check [daily].
2. [What] at [where]. Tell me when: [e.g. KUL to London return under MYR 3,000 for dates in March]. Check [twice a day].
3. [What] at [where]. Tell me when: [condition].
Stay quiet otherwise. Each alert: one line on what changed, the link, and why it's worth my time. Never buy, book or contact anyone without asking me. Confirm the schedule back to me.

🔗 Links

• Meet dots (official OpenAI docs): https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/dots
• Get started with your dot (official): https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/dots/getting-started
• YouTube: Master OpenAI's Dot Agent in 8 Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYUAe8AKcL0
• Reddit thread (source): https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1wu5dfz/the_mindset_shift_that_made_dots_actually_useful/

From https://usecasy.com/use-case/dots-watch-list/ · Guide checked 15 October 2026 · Prices are rough and shown in USD unless stated (MYR where relevant).